May Meeting and Program Topic Flounder, Fish Fry and Fun. CATCHY COMMENTS by Dennis Cline. May 2003

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1 RICHMOND May 2003 VIRGINIA May Meeting and Program Topic Flounder, Fish Fry and Fun This month's meeting will be held at the Maymont Robins Nature and Visitor Center where we will be treated to a fish fry and a seminar on catching flounder. Be sure to mark your calendars for May 27th! Dr. Greg South will share his secrets for catching these tasty fish in very shallow water using techniques he has developed. Buddy and Danny Noland will be our cooks for the evening and they just ask us, great fishermen that we are, to provide enough filets for the group. The get together begins at six o'clock and goes till all the fish,beer and BS is gone. This should be a fun evening and a good chance to bring any new prospective members to meet the group. In addition the Maymont aquarium will be open for viewing (not fishing). We hope to see everyone there for this fun evening. Directions to Robins Nature and Visitor Center at Maymont 2201 Shields Lake Drive: From Intestate 64 (East and West) & from Interstate 95 (North and South) Take exit 78 to Boulevard south (Route 161) Go south 2.8 miles to Shirley Lane and go left Follow signs to Nature Center entrance From Powhite Parkway After the Chippenham toll plaza get in right lane Bear right onto 195 East (Downtown expressway) Take Maplewood Exit and bear right onto Maplewood Go one block to Sheppard and take a right Go one block and merge on to Blanton Av. (route 161) Go south to Shirley Lane and turn left Follow signs to Nature Center Flounder are here! CATCHY COMMENTS by Dennis Cline Mike Cline won the April Angler of the Month contest with a 1-0 white perch on 2-spin that scored 266 points. There were no other entries, so second and third places went unclaimed! Congratulations Mike! Hopefully the May contest will be more spirited. On the freshwater front, Rich McDaniel booked his first blue catfish entry with a nice 27-4 on 12 general. White perch are all over the James, but only one new entry to report from Bruce Henderson for a 0-12 on 2-fly. The hickory shad entries have also slowed. Bruce released a 1-4 on 2-fly and David English released a 1-10 on 4-fly. A trio of sunfish entries on 2-fly came from Tom Barnett for a 0-15, Elly Robinson for a 0-14 and Scott Davis for a nice 1-4 that scored 400 points. All were caught in private ponds. Mickey Kodroff registered a dozen American shad releases from the Tar River, which has been high and Continued on page 2.

2 CATCHY COMMENTS Continued from page 1. un-fishable most of the spring. His best fish was a nice 5-0 on 4-spin. The Nottoway has also been too high to fish most of the spring. I did manage one successful trip and released five Americans to 4-3 (on 2-fly) before a nasty thunderstorm ran me off. Jim Farrell set a new club record with a 12-0 gar on 4- spin from the Chick. Another club record goes to Scott Johnston for a super 13-8 gar on 8-fly from the James. This could be Scott s forth IGFA fly rod world record for gar since he currently holds the 2,4 and 6 tippet records and the 13-8 easily tops the current 8-8 record on 8-tippet. Congratulations Scott! Saltwater action is ready to bust wide open. Robbie Robinson entered the first croaker of the year, which was a big 2-10 on 2-spin! Dr. Jim Wright released a weakfish estimated at over 10 pounds in Rudee Inlet in late April. He also scored with a pair of black sea bass citations as the month ended. There has been little to report from the surf so far this spring, but a few red drum have been caught. The best catches over the past month have come from Florida and New York. Reggie White had a super time on a Miami area charter. He scored with a 41-0 cobia on 8-general and released five sailfish caught on live bait. Four of the releases were on 8-general and the fifth on 6-general! At Oak Orchard, NY, Stamford Niou s 15-0 steelhead on 8-fly set a club record. Stam s fish bested Ronnie Sides 14-0 and became the heaviest steelhead ever entered in the VAC! Congratulations guys! By the way, there is a complete list of all time heaviest VAC fish included in this newsletter that I am calling the Lunker Club! (see page 3.) Backlash (Commentary from the President - John Wetlaufer) We just aren t working Team Sides hard enough this year. Ronnie and Glenn are our Orientation and Membership Chairmen, respectively. So far this year, only 3 new candidates have been oriented and welcomed as new members in the club. We have a lot to offer as an angling club. It should not be too hard to think of a personal friend, a son or angling buddy who would enjoy being part of our club. Please take a little time to think about someone you know that would enjoy this club and participating in our angling fun. This month s Membership Meeting featuring a fish fry and a program by Greg South is a great opportunity to let a buddy check us out. The club s leadership group has been acutely aware that we are loosing too many new members too soon. We want to turn this loss around. If you have any ideas on how to encourage new members to retain their membership, please pass them along to any officer or director. One reason for the quick turn around that the leadership team has identified and discussed at length is that a new member may initially be intimidated by our annual tournament, our catch records, our angling rules and the whole light tackle thing. The leadership group is working to identify new ways to get new members off to an active, acknowledged start in a club angling program. By offering opportunities for new members to feel comfortable to participate in a club angling program, the new member, if interested, will be able to become knowledgeable, skilled and active in the light tackle aspects of fishing. For starters, you will see more Jungle Rule opportunities included in our tournaments. I am sure we will find ways got get new members active from the git go. At the same time, we will not compromise the challenges and accomplishments in our long standing angling program. Tight lines and good fun, John Jim Farrell s new Club Record Gar (12#) on 4 spin 2

3 The Lunker Club (heaviest fish) VAC 2003 Angling Year Club Historical Record VAC 2003 Angling Year Club Historical Record Species Angler Weight Angler Weight Species Angler Weight Angler Weight BASS, LARGEMOUTH Rich McDaniel 6-2 Mickey Kodroff BASS, ROCK & ROANOKE Eric McDuffie 1-7 BASS, SMALLMOUTH Bob Shepherd 5-8 BASS, STRIPED HY Bill Ross 6-10 BASS, STRIPED LL Gary Anderson 23-6 BASS, WHITE John Wycoff 2-12 BOWFIN Robbie Robinson 7-0 W.H. McCarthy CARP Jim Farrell 16-4 Fred Cousins 25-8 CATFISH, BLUE Bob Shepherd 50-0 Dennis Cline 55-0 CATFISH, CHANNEL Fred Murray 12-4 CATFISH, FLATHEAD Fred Murray 24-8 Ronnie Sides 25-0 CRAPPIE, ALL Robbie Robinson 2-4 Gary Donahue 2-14 GAR, ALL Scott Johnston 13-8 Dick Goode 17-8 MUSKELLUNGE, ALL Bob Shepherd 28-7 PERCH, WHITE Scott Johnston 1-0 Eric McDuffie 1-7 PERCH, YELLOW Robbie Robinson 1-13 Robbie Robinson 1-13 PICKEREL, CHAIN Matt Bruington 4-12 Reggie White 7-10 PIKE, NORTHERN L. Kesteloo 17-8 SALMON, ATLANTIC H.A. Claiborne 19-0 SALMON, CHINOOK Scott Johnston 34-0 SALMON, COHO P.W. Hughes 16-8 SHAD, AMERICAN Mickey Kodroff 5-0 P. Dasher 7-4 SHAD, HICKORY Quentin Corbett 2-0 Mickey Kodroff 3-4 SUNFISH, ALL Scott Davis 1-4 Roy Jones 2-4 TROUT, BROOK Danny Noland 1-0 Joe Brooks 8-0 TROUT, BROWN Eddy Johnston 0-12 Bill Barnett 28-0 TROUT, CUTTHROAT H.O. Mather 3-12 TROUT, LAKE Mark Sosin 30-0 TROUT, RAINBOW Rich McDaniel 4-10 Randy Matthews 6-4 TROUT, STEELHEAD Stamford Niou 15-0 Stamford Niou 15-0 WALLEYE Gary Donahue 8-12 WARMOUTH Lynn Spurlin 0-13 AMBERJACK, GREATER Bill Rewalt 91-2 BARRACUDA, GREAT Reggie White 48-0 BASS, BLACK SEA Jim Sheffield 7-4 BASS, STRIPED Reggie White 38-3 C.V. Kinnard 48-0 BLUEFISH Paul Richie 22-0 BONEFISH F.W. Lawrence COBIA Reggie White 41-0 Bill DuVal 77-0 CROAKER Robbie Robinson 2-10 J.C. Wright 4-0 DOLPHIN A.M. McCarthy 60-0 DRUM, BLACK Robbie Robinson 82-8 DRUM, RED J.C. Smith/S.C.Lee 60-8 FLOUNDER, SUMMER Pat Dudley 10-5 GROUPER, ALL Bill DuVal 63-8 JACK, CRAVELLE Ronnie Sides 34-0 LADYFISH Scott Johnston 1-12 Tom Barnett 3-12 MACKEREL, KING Bill DuVal 62-0 MACKEREL, SPANISH C.O. Mather 18-3 MARLIN, BLACK F.D. Gottwald MARLIN, BLUE ATL & PAC Steve Huchins MARLIN, STRIPED C.O. Mather MARLIN, WHITE C.O. Mather PERMIT Bill DuVal 42-0 POMPANO, AFRICAN Elly Robinson 33-0 POMPANO, COMMON Parks Rountrey 1-8 ROOSTERFISH W.C. Askew 50-8 RUNNER, RAINBOW Pat Quisenberry 20-5 SAILFISH, ATLANTIC C.O. Mather 86-3 SAILFISH, PACIFIC J.F. McNeace SEATROUT, SPOTTED Fred Cousins 4-0 Virgil Hughes SPADEFISH Elly Robinson SHARK, MAKO C.O. Mather SHARK, OTHER L. Kesteloo SHEEPSHEAD J.C. Wright 14-0 SNAPPER, CUBERA Bill DuVal 48-8 SNAPPER, MUTTON Herb Ratner SNAPPER, OTHER Bill DuVal 32-0 SNOOK R.S. Stephenson 18-0 SPEARFISH SWORDFISH Stuart Lee TARPON E. Dunham TAUTOG J.C. Wright 15-8 TRIGGERFISH Bill DuVal 10-0 TUNA, BIGEYE ATL F.C. Willson TUNA, BLACKFIN Ronnie Hogge 38-0 TUNA, BLUEFIN R.L. Gilliam TUNA, SKIPJACK Bill DuVal 18-0 TUNA, YELLOWFIN Bill Rewalt TUNNY, LITTLE Buddy Noland 19-8 WAHOO Bill DuVal 98-0 WEAKFISH Bill Gallasch 15-6

4 SPECIES ANGLER WEIGHT LN DIV. DATE LOCATION PTS BAIT 2003 SPECIES LEADERS - SALTWATER BASS, BLACK SEA B. HENDERSON PLUG 01/13/ TOWER, NC 243 STINGSILVER BASS, STRIPED R.L. WHITE PLUG 01/11/03 VA. BEACH, VA 763 BUCKTAIL CROAKER ROB ROBINSON SPIN 04/29/03 PIANKATANK RIVER, VA 350 POWER GRUB SEATROUT, SPOTTED F. COUSINS SPIN 01/26/03 ELIZABETH RIVER, VA 266 FIN-S 2003 SPECIES LEADERS - FRESHWATER BASS, LARGEMOUTH R. MCDANIEL GEN 03/22/03 POND, VA 350 MINNOW BOWFIN ROB ROBINSON PLUG 03/06/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 350 GRUB CARP J. FARRELL PLUG 12/15/02 JAMES RIVER, VA 464 BLADE BAIT CATFISH, BLUE B. SHEPHERD GEN 12/08/02 JAMES RIVER, VA 487 CUT SHAD CATFISH, FLATHEAD F. MURRAY SPIN 12/31/02 JAMES RIVER, VA 816 GRUB CRAPPIE ROB ROBINSON SPIN 03/06/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 280 JIG GAR E.S. JOHNSTON PLUG 12/29/02 JAMES RIVER, VA 342 SILVER BUDDY PERCH, WHITE M. CLINE SPIN 04/05/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 266 GRUB PERCH, YELLOW ROB ROBINSON SPIN 02/21/03 CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, VA 483 GRUB PICKEREL, CHAIN L. KIMBROUGH FLY 03/22/03 POND, K&Q COUNTY, VA 400 CLOUSER SHAD, AMERICAN D. CLINE FLY 04/25/03 NOTTOWAY RIVER, VA 372 SHAD FLY SHAD, HICKORY E.S. ROBINSON FLY 04/05/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 258 SHAD FLY SUNFISH S. DAVIS FLY 04/30/03 PRIV. POND, CHESTFLD., VA 400 POPPING BUG TROUT, BROOK D.N. NOLAND FLY 03/22/03 ESCATAWBA FARMS, VA 160 FLY TROUT, BROWN E.S. JOHNSTON FLY 03/22/03 ESCATAWBA FARMS, VA 50 WOOLYBUGGR TROUT, RAINBOW R. MCDANIEL FLY 03/21/03 POND, KING WILLIAM, VA 616 WOOLYBUGGR 2003 DIVISION LEADERS - SALTWATER VIRGINIA ANGLERS CLUB - 5/14/03 BASS, STRIPED R.L. WHITE FLY 01/11/03 VA. BEACH, VA 482 MEGACLOUSER BASS, STRIPED R.L. WHITE PLUG 01/11/03 VA. BEACH, VA 763 BUCKTAIL BASS, STRIPED S. DAVIS SPIN 12/07/02 CHESAPEAKE BAY, VA 365 BUCKTAIL 2002 DIVISION LEADERS - FRESHWATER CATFISH, FLATHEAD F. MURRAY FLY 02/03/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 646 HALF & HALF CATFISH, BLUE B. SHEPHERD GEN 12/08/02 JAMES RIVER, VA 487 CUT SHAD CATFISH, FLATHEAD J. FARRELL PLUG 02/02/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 525 SASSY SHAD CATFISH, FLATHEAD F. MURRAY SPIN 12/31/02 JAMES RIVER, VA 816 GRUB NEW CLUB RECORDS - SALTWATER BASS, BLACK SEA B. HENDERSON PLUG 01/13/ TOWER, NC 243 STINGSILVER BASS, STRIPED R.L. WHITE FLY 01/11/03 VA. BEACH, VA 482 MEGACLOUSER BASS, STRIPED S.C. LEE FLY 12/18/02 CHESAPEAKE BAY, VA 185 BUNKER FLY BASS, STRIPED S.C. LEE FLY 01/05/03 OFF RUDEE INLET, VA 206 HALF & HALF BASS, STRIPED R.L. WHITE PLUG 01/11/03 VA. BEACH, VA 763 BUCKTAIL BASS, STRIPED B. HENDERSON PLUG 01/13/03 OREGON INLET, NC 446 MANN-A-LURE BASS, STRIPED L. HOUSER PLUG 12/30/02 ATLANTIC OCEAN, VA 356 JIG LADYFISH W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 01/22/03 JUPITER, FL 175 CLOUSER LADYFISH W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 01/29/03 JUPITER, FL 140 CLOUSER NEW CLUB RECORDS - FRESHWATER BASS, LARGEMOUTH B. HENDERSON PLUG 03/08/03 CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, VA 216 SILVER BUDDY BOWFIN ROB ROBINSON PLUG 03/06/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 350 GRUB CARP W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 03/06/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 175 WOOLYBUGGR CARP R.J. BROWN PLUG 02/08/03 CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, VA 350 SILVER BUDDY CARP J. FARRELL PLUG 12/15/02 JAMES RIVER, VA 464 BLADE BAIT CATFISH, BLUE B. SHEPHERD GEN 12/08/02 JAMES RIVER, VA 487 CUT SHAD CATFISH, FLATHEAD F. MURRAY FLY 02/03/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 646 HALF & HALF CATFISH, FLATHEAD J. FARRELL PLUG 02/02/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 525 SASSY SHAD CATFISH, FLATHEAD F. MURRAY SPIN 12/31/02 JAMES RIVER, VA 816 GRUB CATFISH, FLATHEAD F. MURRAY SPIN 12/31/02 JAMES RIVER, VA 390 SILVER BUDDY CRAPPIE ROB ROBINSON GEN 03/05/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 200 LIVE MINNOW CRAPPIE E.S. ROBINSON PLUG 03/24/03 ELLY'S POND, VA 240 JIG-N-MINNOW 4

5 VIRGINIA ANGLERS CLUB - 5/14/03 SPECIES ANGLER WEIGHT LN DIV. DATE LOCATION PTS BAIT GAR W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 04/30/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 300 CLOUSER GAR J. FARRELL SPIN 05/10/03 CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, VA 342 WHITE GRUB PERCH, WHITE W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 03/11/03 DRAGON RUN, VA 155 PERCH FLY PERCH, WHITE W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 03/08/03 DRAGON RUN, VA 109 GLD STREAMER PERCH, WHITE W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 03/11/03 DRAGON RUN, VA 123 PERCH FLY PERCH, YELLOW W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 02/21/03 CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, VA 360 STREAMER PERCH, YELLOW W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 03/08/03 CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, VA 200 WOOLYBUGGR PERCH, YELLOW T. HENDERSON PLUG 03/08/03 CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, VA 133 SILVER BUDDY PERCH, YELLOW ROB ROBINSON SPIN 02/21/03 CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, VA 483 GRUB PERCH, YELLOW ROB ROBINSON SPIN 02/21/03 CHICKAHOMINY RIVER, VA 164 GRUB PICKEREL, CHAIN L. KIMBROUGH FLY 03/22/03 POND, K&Q COUNTY, VA 400 CLOUSER SHAD, HICKORY E.S. ROBINSON PLUG 04/04/03 JAMES RIVER, VA 214 SPOON SUNFISH ROB ROBINSON PLUG 04/03/03 ELLY'S POND, VA 216 JIG-N-MINNOW TROUT, RAINBOW R. MCDANIEL FLY 03/21/03 POND, KING WILLIAM, VA 616 WOOLYBUGGR NEW CLUB RECORDS - SALTWATER BASS, BLACK SEA B. HENDERSON PLUG 01/13/ TOWER, NC 243 STINGSILVER BASS, STRIPED R.L. WHITE FLY 01/11/03 VA. BEACH, VA 482 MEGACLOUSER BASS, STRIPED S.C. LEE FLY 12/18/02 CHESAPEAKE BAY, VA 185 BUNKER FLY BASS, STRIPED S.C. LEE FLY 01/05/03 OFF RUDEE INLET, VA 206 HALF & HALF BASS, STRIPED R.L. WHITE PLUG 01/11/03 VA. BEACH, VA 763 BUCKTAIL BASS, STRIPED B. HENDERSON PLUG 01/13/03 OREGON INLET, NC 446 MANN-A-LURE BASS, STRIPED L. HOUSER PLUG 12/30/02 ATLANTIC OCEAN, VA 356 JIG LADYFISH W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 01/22/03 JUPITER, FL 175 CLOUSER LADYFISH W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 01/29/03 JUPITER, FL 140 CLOUSER 2003 HIGHEST POINT NON-LOCAL CATCHES - SALTWATER COBIA R.L. WHITE GEN 04/15/03 MIAMI, FL 372 LIVE LADYFISH W.S. JOHNSTON FLY 01/22/03 JUPITER, FL 175 CLOUSER MARLIN, STRIPED J.W. REWALT REL. 16 GEN 12/06/02 SAN CRISTOBAL, GAL. ISL. 400 MACKEREL SAILFISH, ATLANTIC R.L. WHITE REL. 6 GEN 04/17/03 MIAMI, FL 625 LIVE 2003 HIGHEST POINT NON-LOCAL CATCHES - FRESHWATER TROUT, STEELHEAD S. NIOU FLY 04/14/03 OAK ORCHARD, NY 272 FLY 2003 TOP SPOUSE CATCHES - SALTWATER & FRESHWATER (LOCAL) PICKEREL, CHAIN E. KODROFF SPIN 03/04/03 SOUTH LAKE, NC 150 GRUB C.V. KINNARD AWARD COMPETITION ANGLER FIRSTS SECONDS THIRDS PLACES POINTS AVERAGE FRED MURRAY RICH McDANIEL BOB SHEPHERD ROB ROBINSON M. CLINE TOTALS NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING Official Weigh Station Live Bait All of Your Tackle Needs for the Bay Deltaville, Virginia Phone (800) Call Ahead for Weather and Fishing Reports Club members can run a business card ad in our newsletter for $5 per month. Non-members pay $10 per month. Other deals are negotiable. Contact Scott Davis if interested. (H) or (W)

6 Upcoming Angling Events Eastern Shore Red Drum / Flounder May 31 & June 1, 2003 Location: Awards: Bait: Launches: Motels: Tips: Get-together: Barrier Island surf and inlets, Eastern Shore, Va. 1 cup for the highest point red drum in the surf (must be released). 1 cup for the highest point other species (surf or boat -100 point minimum). You will need to provide your own. Top spring drum bait is peeler crab. Other choices are fresh spot, bunker or bluefish. Minnows & squid are always a good bet for flounder. Try Chris bait & tackle at Edgewood Motel ( ). For Smith & Myrtle islands - Shell ramp on Inter-coastal waterway is now closed. Use mud ramp at Raccoon Creek for johnboats, or Kiptopeke State Park ramp for larger boats. Also, larger boats can use public ramp at Oyster (if you know the way across South Bay). For Wreck & Cobb islands use public ramps at Oyster or Willis Wharf. Sunset Beach Motel Day s Inn at Kiptopeke Edgewood Motel (has bait also) Cape Motel Peacock Motel Also check with Dennis on availability of room at his place or neighbor s rental. Fish upper ends of inlets and creek mouths for flounder. Good spring spots include Big Ebb Drain, Ship Shoal Inlet and the inter-coastal near Oyster. Just look for the boats! Hit the beaches about two hours before through two hours after low water for drum. Then try flounder again on the rising tide. If you are only interested in drum, they bite on all tides. Tides for Ship Shoal Inlet are: Saturday (H) 9:21 am, (L) 3:04 pm & Sunday (H) 10:00 am, (L) 3:43 pm. Be sure to pay attention to the tides when running and anchoring. Call Dennis for fishing report and bait availability at Bring your fish and drinks to our cottage for a cookout starting about 7 pm on Saturday. Please call ahead to help us with a count and to get directions if you need them. Chesapeake Bay J* Black Drum Spade Fish Weakfish Start Friday June 6, 6 pm End Sunday June 8, 6 pm Location: Awards: Tips: Report-in: Chairman: Chesapeake Bay 1 cup highest point Black Drum. 1 cup highest point Weakfish. 1 cup highest point Spadefish. 1 cup Bay Master Highest cumulative points on Five (5) different species, no restrictions on tackle type. All cups / species 100 point minimum. Black Drum: cabbage patch/cbbt islands. Weakfish: 3 rd & 4th Islands and concrete ships. Spadefish: Light tower/3 rd & 4 th Island / Cell. Red drum: 12 ft. shoal. Cobia: 12 ft. shoal//bluefish rock. Spanish mackerel: 4th Island ocean side. Croaker: 3 rd Island pilings. Bluefish: no idea. Call Chairman within 5 days Elly Robinson (H) (O) Report-in: Chairman: Call Chairman within 5 days. Dennis Cline (H) , (Eastern Shore) Please recycle. 6

7 Best Buy on the Outer Banks by Mike Ostrander On a recent trip to Cape Hatteras, my first in quite a while, I found the 'Best Buy' you can find on great casting, 'Hopkins' type lures. (Other than the fifteen cent shrimp and ice cold draft beer at the Pelican Restaurant, on Ocracoke Island, this was my favorite discovery). While fishing the south beach of Hatteras Island, I began talking with a fellow surf fisherman. I mentioned that I had forgotten a few lures, mostly Hopkins, and was just going to bait fish for red drum and blue fish. He proceeded to tell me that he knew of a guy who sold new, 'Hopkins' type lures at a bargain price. The only catch, he stated, was that you had to buy a dozen at a time. When I found the place and began looking over the lures, it wasn't a question of which twelve lures I wanted, but how many dozen!!! The directions to this 'Best Buy' on the Outer Banks go a little something like this. On Highway 12, at the south end of Buxton, or the north end of Frisco, you'll see the only school around. I believe it's Cape Hatteras School. Anyway, it's the only school around and is located on the west side of the road. Across the road (Hwy 12) from the school's ball field, you'll see a small 'NAPA' sign. If you are heading south, turn left at the 'NAPA' sign. Directly ahead of you is a repair garage, while to the right of you is a house. Go to the back yard of the house, park, and you'll see a small shed in the backyard. Go to the shed and knock. If no one is in the shed, go to the back door of the house and knock. When you find the husband or wife, let them know you would like to buy some lures. When you get into the shed, you'll find an array of great casting lures. This huge inventory of lures, as I was told, is sold to tackle shops along the Outer Banks, packaged as a name brand and sell from $3.50 to nearly $5.00 each. He cannot advertise that he sells these lures and word of mouth is all he has. These 'Hopkins' imitations are available with or without added color (pink, green, pink/green combo, etc.) as well as small, medium and large sizes. He also has, on occasion, used Mirror Lures and other odd ball lures for sale. The 'Best Buy', though are the 'Hopkins' imitations. The price... $17 a dozen. Good luck... I bought two dozen and didn't make a dent in his inventory. Oh, and if you talk nice to the guy, (love the yard, great lures, nice shed), he'll give an extra lure or two for free!!! Take care and happy fishing. Ukrop s Golden Gift Program Our club has once again registered in the Ukrop s Golden Gift Program. The Program began on February 3 and ended March 29. Certificates are mailed to customers during the month of May. The deadline for receiving credit is June 1. Please save your certificates and bring them to the May membership meeting. If you cannot make the May meeting, please mail your certificate to the VAC, PO Box 31494, Richmond, VA Special Activities Chairman Rich McDaniel will handle the certificate redemption. IGFA Records Search A nice Bluegill on fly Members wishing to research world record catches via the IGFA website may do so by signing in with the following information. At the address prompt type in. Password is fishing. The link to IGFA is 7

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